Animas Lunch Report – 12/11/15 – Figure it Out Hopefully these photos help you figure out how you should be fishing on the Animas (or anywhere in the Four Corners) this weekend. Don’t forget we have our Articulated Fly Tying Demo tomorrow presented by master guide and fly tier Mike Sulkosky! 10 am at the…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/8/15 – Name That Bug First up, the Animas is still fishing solid with midge emergers and dries. You should also be packing small nymphs such as Juju Baetis, Rainbow Warriors, Disco Midges, and Deep Poison Tungs. Streamers fished slow or dead drift will also pick up a fish or two.…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/7/15 – Lurch Killz From guiding clients on the San Juan River all summer to winters cranking out flies and swinging for steelhead, there is always plenty to talk about with Mike. The man is a fishy guy and a master fly tier to be sure…but did you know that Mike…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/4/15 – Dear Kyle, At Swiss Colony Beef Log Dear Kyle, At Swiss Colony Beef Log- I am sad you left here at Duranglers us for the Midwest. I miss you. The shop misses you. The trout of Colorado still whisper your name in reverent fear. I am saddened that you are not able…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/20/15 – Get Ready for Brock Osweiler Get ready for the first career start of Brock Osweiler this Sunday. We will probably be tying flies and watching with anticipation on how the Broncos will do against Da’ Bears. We shall see how Denver does sans Manning. Anyway, the Animas Lunch Report…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/19/15 – Midges, Midges Abound! I had a few minutes to get out of the shop and make a few casts on lunch. I mainly headed down to the river to try out the Sage Accel and a few new flies (specifically this Kreelex streamer…more on that later). I didn’t even…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/13/15 – Hunting Season You may or may not have noticed that our blog has been a little bit quiet the past few weeks. Besides being a fairly busy time for us on the back end (receiving new product, shipping orders, getting ready for the holidays); many of us have been…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/3/15 – Till Next Year Within hours, high country valleys like this will be hidden under almost two feet of snow. We had an amazing (and extended) high country season this year. We raise our glass to long hikes, secret spots, and the continuing quest for the wild 20 inch cutthroat…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/29/15 – Colorado Inlets In the fall, it is worth your time to fish Colorado inlets. While the front range rushes to the Dream Stream section of the South Platte River to fish for big browns moving to the spawn, we want you to remember one thing: there are hundreds of…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/27/15 – First Frost Goodbye hoppers, it has been fun casting your imitations to willing trout this late into October. The first frost came and visited us last night and with it, and end to terrestrial season. Bring on the wood stove fires. Bring on the extra layers and the hot…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/22/15 – Deluge Rob and I made a quick spey mission of our lunch break today. The plan was to scarf some food and book it to the Animas for a few swings through some select runs and then book it back. A 509 cfs and about 2 feet of clarity;…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/19/15 – Explore Colorado The rain this past weekend changed things up a bit; it now actually feels like fall out there. The rain also caused a little spike in the flows on the Animas which is at 367 cfs right now and climbing. Like us this past weekend, you should…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/16/15 – The End? Is this weekend going to be the end of our Indian summer? With precip on the forecast, only time will tell. Temps will be dropping to the 60’s tomorrow and you can always anticipate snow in the high country with rain down low. Ahead of the cooling…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/13/15 – It’s a Summer Kind of Fall One thing you don’t expect to see this time of year is the rubber hatch. Well with these pleasant days of sun and high 70’s, it seems that locals are taking full advantage of the good flows and warm weather to make an…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/12/15 – Not Steelhead So it was exactly one year ago that I made a trek up to the great Pacific Northwest to try my hand at steelheading (read more here). The DIY ethic was strong on this trip and it showed with amount of fish caught: none. However, I did…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/5/15 – Stay warm with…SOCKS! That’s right, socks! Imagine that. Who knew that wearing socks under your waders will keep your feet warm when you step into cold fall rivers. And we just so happen to have the niftiest socks around… Behold the RepYourWater Trout Socks. (BUY HERE) These merino wool…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/2/15 – A Blaze In The Northern Sky The first sunset of October reminds us that there are only a few days left before the frosts of Autumn. Gone will be wet wading, hoppers, and the fair hatches of summer. Get out there this weekend and enjoy all that fall has…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/29/15 – Fall Colors Now, and I mean right now is the time for Fall colors in Southwest Colorado. Drop what you are doing, get your gear, jump in your car, and get to your favorite piece of water. The fall colors are popping and there is no better time to…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/25/15 – Bullwinkle I have been out of the shop for about a week now (trip back to the midwest to visit family), and today was my first day back. I should have known it was going to be an interesting day when my commute involved an Animas River moose sighting.…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/15/15 – Goodbyes and Hellos As you may or may not have heard by now; our shop manager Kyle has left us. That’s right, Kyle is gone. He up and packed his bags, loaded up the family, and headed back east to settle in Wisconsin; close to extended family. We commend…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/8/15 – Grammar Assassins Do you know any grammar assassins? “What is a grammar assassin?” you may ask. A grammar assassin (much like a real life assassin), is someone who lies in wait, biding their time, awaiting the ideal moment to strike. Once you make that fatal [grammar] mistake, the grammar…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/1/15 – Watch Your Backcast Watching your backcast helps aid fly casting in a few ways: it assists with the timing of your forward cast and it also prevents you from putting your fly into trees, bushes, or your guides nose. It’s always good to watch your backcast from time to time. The…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/31/15 – Baby Crayfish You fish crayfish patterns don’t you? You should if you don’t. Always. This past weekend’s local lake report is in from Duranglers own shop ninja Derek Ems. The report: Baby Crayfish. Trout are absolutely destroying them. If you don’t have any in your box…you should. Barry’s Carp…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/28/15 – The Last Weekend Well, we are rolling into the last weekend of the summer months. Up next, September (which some of us call our favorite month to be on the water). If you are not heading out for the archery season opener tomorrow, then you should get out and…
